The Speed Bag: Is Demetrious Johnson vs. the winner of 'TUF 24' awesome – or not so much?

Demetrious Johnson is arguably the best fighter on the planet. And on Saturday, he will step into the UFC octagon to once again defend his flyweight title. This time, Johnson faces a reality show winner.

Johnson (24-2-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) will face the winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 24 at the TUF 24 Finale, which takes place at The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas and airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

It’s a unique situation for one of the most dominant men in the sport and the No. 1 ranked fighter in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie flyweight MMA rankings and pound-for-pound rankings. But is that a good thing?

Ben Fowlkes discusses exactly that in this week’s edition of The Speed Bag. Check out the video above.

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